Peacock Beach, Cape Canaveral

As you drive to Peacock Beach you find out why it's named this way- there are lots of peacocks in the neighborhood! They are beautiful but make the most awful sound! 

The most handy thing about Peacock Beach is that you can park here for free and then walk to Jetty Park along the beach. Usually it costs $15 to park at Jetty Park so this is the best way to access it for free. The walk is about 20 minutes (0.7 miles one way) along the shore. Bring a parasol or wear a hat so you don't get sunburned.
Peacock Beach has lovely white sand at the dunes, and pretty flowers. The shoreline, however, is a bit grody- I guess from the proximity to the port. There are some shells but they are mostly broken and not the prettiest. 
Once you near Jetty Park, you walk over the dunes to get to the pathway onto the jetty. It's very pretty here, with flowers of different kinds, and little white dunes all around you. 
At the jetty it is absolutely lovely! Here you can see dozens of pelicans bobbing around in the water! Photographers gather to get a good shot, while fishermen wait for the next bite. It's a fun scene. 
At the base of the jetty, you come to a snack shop and a 24,000 pound former anchor from Royal Caribbean cruise ship. There is also a playground nearby, and a little path that leads in a shady tunnel of sea grape trees back to a beach access path.
Swimming is quite rough at this beach but kids have a lot of fun playing in the sand.
I don't know why they have so few beach amenities on the space coast- this beach has no showers or tap to wash sand off your feet, and no restrooms. There is a lifeguard shack further north up the beach.
This beach is very polluted. There are nicer beaches if you head away from the port.

Directions

Peacock Beach is located at 401 Harbor Drive, Cape Canaveral 32920.

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